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Ditto all of this. I met so many people of all ages who were surprised how hard it was doing this day-after-day. All the running the young multi-marathoner had done did not save his achilles tendon during the Camino.Everybody is different, so 30KM might be ok for you on Day 2, but it wouldn't be ok for me. In 490KM (I started in Burgos - finished a month ago), I never walked a 30KM day. I averaged 4KM/hour, and while muscles would have been fine with almost 8 hours of walking in a day, my feet weren't interested in that kind of pounding. I found that 25KM was about the maximum that I could comfortably do, but most of my days were more like 20KM. Remember, this is an endurance challenge, so whether or not you can walk 30KM in one day isn't the question - the question is whether or not you can walk 30KM one day and then get up the next day and walk another 20, and then 23 the day after that...
I was intending to stop in Villavante but it is, for me, the most unlovable village on the whole camino,As an alternative stop for your first day, there is a brand new albergue in Villavante, between Mazarife and Orbigo.
I met so many people of all ages who were surprised how hard it was doing this day-after-day
YES! When I talk to people at home, they invariably ask how many miles or km I did in a day - and most say something along the lines of "oh, that's not so bad".
As for albergues, I stayed in Albergue Casa de Jesús in Villar de Mazarife; it is very basic but also quite funny. The walls are entirely graffited, and you can add your own philosophical comments about life, world and pilgrimages. I rather liked it, but probably is not for everbody....For a more foreseeable experience, there are other modern private albergues in the same town.
As an alternative stop for your first day, there is a brand new albergue in Villavante, between Mazarife and Orbigo.
Yes the albergue in Villavante is Santa Lucia, it is excellent. If you stay there say hi to Coco the parrot. But don't mention my name to him, he didn't like my singing. So much so that he bit me. He is very chatty though!
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